Carmel, IN|News|
IN Addiction Clinic Markets Pricey, Unproven Treatment To Desperate Patients
Emerald Neuro-Recover in Carmel, IN, treats addiction with something called NAD therapy.
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Across West Virginia, WV|News|
Years Ago, This WV Doctor Linked Mysterious Lung Disease To Vaping
Dr. John E. Parker was working at a West Virginia hospital when a 31-year-old female patient was admitted with acute respiratory problems.
Sacramento, CA|News|
CA Stem Cell Advocates Again Want Taxpayers To Pony Up Billions
Californians voted in 2004 to shell out billions of dollars in taxpayer money to fund cutting-edge stem cell treatments.
White House, US|News|
Health Plan’s ‘Cadillac Tax’ May Finally Be Running Out Of Gas
One of the most controversial parts of the Affordable Care Act — the so-called Cadillac tax — may be about to change.
Philadelphia, PA|News|
Hurdle For Philly Opioid Addicts: Getting The Drug To Treat It
Louis Morano knew what he needed, and where to get it: a mobile medical clinic parked on a corner of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood.
Across Kansas, KS|News|
After Kansas Hospital Closes, Emergency Care Delays Cost Patients
For more than 30 minutes, Robert Findley lay unconscious in an ambulance next to Mercy Hospital Fort Scott on a frigid February morning.
Orange County, CA|News|
DIY Tech Gives SoCal Family More Freedom In Managing Diabetes
The Mazaheris, who live in Irvine, Calif., say adjusting to their new normal was tough for the whole family.
Across America|News|
Docs Can Change Opioid Prescribing Habits — But Progress Is Slow
When they started practicing medicine, most surgeons say, there was little or no information about just how many pain pills patients need.
Agoura Hills, CA|News|
Dying SoCal Activist Champions 'Medicare For All'
When Ady Barkan settled in to watch the Democratic primary debates, he had no idea his story would be part of the heated discussion.
Across America|News|
Watch: Defining The Debate On U.S. Health Care Coverage Options
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Across America|News|
To Save Money, American Patients And Surgeons Meet In Cancun
Donna Ferguson awoke in the resort city of Cancun before sunrise on a sweltering Saturday in July. And she wasn’t headed to the beach.
Greater Hartford, CT|News|
In CT Court, Medicare Patients Fight For Nursing Home Coverage
A class-action lawsuit goes to federal court this week in Hartford, Connecticut.
Across America|News|
How #MeToo Is Changing Sex Ed Policies — Even In Red States
The 2019 state legislative season is producing a bumper crop of sex education bills across the U.S.
Across California, CA|News|
Charity Care Spending By California Hospitals Plunges
CA hospitals are providing significantly less free and discounted care to low-income patients since the Affordable Care Act took effect.
Akron, OH|News|
On Race Across The Country, Hepatitis A Hits Ohio
“It’s getting into the general public,” says Tracy Rodriguez, communicable disease supervisor for Summit County Public Health. “It’s scary.”
Nashville, TN|News|
At Nashville Summer Camp, Struggling With Disability Is The Point
A summer camp for children with disabilities in Nashville does things a little differently.
Across Colorado, CO|News|
Obesity Plagues Hispanics, Blacks In CO, ‘Healthiest’ U.S. State
Colorado stands out on the map of U.S. obesity rates, a cool green rectangle surrounded by more alarming shades of yellow, orange and red.
Across America|News|
New Competitor Unlikely To Lower Sky-High Cost Of Snakebite Drug
"When we allow a system of perverse incentives to flourish, this is the result we get."
Across America|News|
Feds' Advice On HPV Vaccine Could Leave Adults Confused
When a federal panel recently recommended an update to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine guidelines, it left a lot of uncertainty.
Across America|News|
Podcast: U.S. Gun Violence And The Politics Of Public Health
Three mass shootings in eight days have refocused the nation’s attention on the problem of gun violence.
